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As [Joseph J. Ellis Knopf] points out in his masterful biography, His Excellency, one man has come to symbolize the historic achievements of the War for Independence: [George Washington]. Mr. Ellis emphasizes that his work is an attempt to restore Washington's reputation in the face of dominant academic trends, which view him as "complicitous in creating a nation that was imperialistic, racist, elitist, and patriarchal." The author refuses to accept such nonsense.
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Father of the Nation
Historian Provides Masterful Bio of Washington Father of the Nation His Excellency: George Washington By Joseph J. Ellis Knopf, 2004 $26.95, $352 pp.
The American Revolution was the most consequential event in modern history. Altho...See the full content of this document
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